Dr Leonard A. Miller Centre

Name :

Dr Leonard A Miller Centre

Address  :

100 Forest Road

Town  :

St Johns

State  :

Newfoundland

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

A1A 1E5

Phone  :

709 777 6555

Web URL  :

Not Available
Dr Leonard A Miller Centre


Branch Of : Eastern Health
Associated Hospitals

Transplanting lungs from smokers worthwhile

Lung transplant patients who receive the organs from smokers have better chances of survival than those who stay on waiting lists a British study suggests Nearly 40 per cent of the lungs that are available for transplant including those in Canada are from smokers Rejection of this donororgan resource would increase waitinglist mortality and i... Read More

Freemium Medical Care Indian Hospital Shows That A Charitable Hospital Can Still Make A Profit

Aaron DeOliveira points us to an interesting documentary and related series of articles about a hospital in Bangalore India called Narayana Hrudayalaya which is providing top notch medical services to all comers and still making a profit in doing so The trick appears to be a variation on the basic concepts of the quotfreemiumquot model where you pa... Read More